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BOSTON — A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners Thursday of this year’s Ig Nobels, ...

But the real message lies elsewhere, as I suggested, in the work of BF Skinner. Now that we have captured the physicians, what makes them run faster or push the lever more often? For the pigeons and ...

Though the word “punishment” has been used for centuries, the way we use it with children comes from the writings and research of B.F. Skinner. Through his work with pigeons, Skinner developed a way ...